Mimi Arrington
Jade York
Olivia Reed
Kenzie Knuckles
It didn’t take long for Yorktown to take down its regional opponent.
Yorktown swept Bellmont (25-12, 25-21, 25-19) in the Bellmont Regional, improving the team record to 36-1.
“I thought we came out really focused,” Yorktown head coach Stephanie Bloom said. “I thought we played the match really strong.”
Kenzie Knuckles logged the most kills for Yorktown with 11 on the night. Just a freshman, she’s turned into one of the strongest attackers on a Yorktown team that already has experience.
Knuckles couldn’t have had the night she did without setter Mimi Arrington controlling who and where the offense would run through. She finished the match with 33 assists, steady and sure as the night went on and spreading out the attack so Bellmont was unable to predict where attacks would come from.
Olivia Reed had the second-most kills on the team with eight while Kendall Murr and Rhyen Neal both had seven kills on the night.
As for the next round, Bloom said passing will be the key for her team. Without strong passing, it’s difficult for Arrington to set up where the ball is headed, leading to an offense that struggles to take quality attacks.
“It’s going to boil down to defensive ball control for sure,” Bloom said.
If that’s the case, Jade York has the Tigers covered. She finished the match with a team-high 23 digs, roaming the back court and stopping attack after attack from the Braves offense.
Yorktown will face New Prairie in the semistate. The match is scheduled to begin Saturday at 11 a.m. at Twin Lakes High School in Monticello.